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Old 12-24-08, 11:11 PM
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does anyone know how to replace the outside door pillar? it's the black glossy one in between your windows... the dealer is charging way too much. if i have an outside shop do it will it void my warranty?
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Yes, I too would like to know. I think my car was repo'ed from previous owner and they used something to pry open the driver door, thus leaving marks on the rear door B pillar.

Just ordered a replacement part for Sewell but have no idea how it replace it.
Old 09-07-11, 07:13 PM
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OP, warranty for what? a plastic b-pillar cover? if it get damaged its a great excuse to go CF~ dont sweat the small stuff
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The piece costs about 30ish from Sewell with CL discount.
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its just double sided tape. pull it off by hand.
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^ really? How do you know?
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Sounds like an exploit. Someone could go to your car and pull these off if it's being simply held by double sided tape muhahaha! j/k!
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got some oem parts for cf wrapping. double sided tape with a really tiny yellow clip and little black hook on the bottom
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Are they $30 per? Or $30 for a set? Link to Sewell site?

When they tinted my windows, the guys knife cut into a few of mine a bit. I thought they would be a pain in the *** to change out though.
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Originally Posted by Stylnhonda
Are they $30 per? Or $30 for a set? Link to Sewell site?

When they tinted my windows, the guys knife cut into a few of mine a bit. I thought they would be a pain in the *** to change out though.
It's about $30 for each individual piece.

http://is.sewellparts.com/oem-catalo...S250-2008.html

You would get the one which you need, unless you want to replace all four. In the diagram, they are 75755C, 757556, 75761A, 75762A.
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Not to bad I guess. Thanks for the link. I looked for them a week or so ago, and got lost in all the different diagrams.

Anyone yanked theirs off yet? Looks very easy to put a new one on. I just hate using a ton of force ripping something off.
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I'll be replacing mine once the part comes. I'll update.
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The AVS visors I had before left small horizontal scuff lines on the glossy black door moldings when I took them off. Some 1000 to 2000 grit sandpaper wetsanded, and some Novus plastic polish made them look like new again. Maybe try that before replacing them.
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A good way of hiding any defects on your pillars is by getting these inexpensive cf overlays

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Yeah I have thought about them. Do they go around the sides? That's the main place the window tint guy messed mine up.


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